Satdude

Films on TV Cabo 29th / 06th Sept/Oct

''enjoy''

Satellite: Hispasat Position: 30.0 west Frequency: 11771H

September 29 to October 6

Please note change of name

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Video-On-Demand 1

Chevaliers du ciel, Les (2005) Adventure / Action NEW Language: French / English

Starring Benoît Magimel, Clovis Cornillac, Géraldine Pailhas andPhilippe Torreton. Directed by Gérard Pirès.

A French aerial-action flick packed with fast jets, quick tempered pilots and the usual array of love-interests. Many have compared 'Les Chevaliers du ciel' to the 1986 US box office blockbuster, Top Gun. Film fans bang on about 'this lax French copy' - but it's not a copy, it's a completely different film altogether. Different plot and different characters. It just happens to feature the French Air Force, whereas Top Gun was based on the US Navy.

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Video-On-Demand 2

The White Countess (2005) Drama / History / Romance NEW

Starring Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave and Hiroyuki Sanada. Directed by James Ivory.

Shanghai. 1936. Crossroads of the world and into this city of political intrigue comes Sofia, a Russian Countess who, with the remains of her family, has been left stateless by the Revolution. Forced by her reduced circumstances to support herself and her family as a bar-girl and taxi dancer, Sofia forms a relationship with Jackson, a blind former diplomat who opens an elegant bar; The White Countess. Their curious relationship matures but they are caught up in the fall of the city to the Japanese invaders.

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Video-On-Demand 3

Bandidas (2006) Action / Comedy / Crime / Western

Starring Penélope Cruz, Salma Hayek, Steve Zahn and Dwight Yoakam. Directed by Joachim Roenning and Espen Sandberg.

Set in the late 19th century. When a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest for justice, vengeance…and a few good heists.

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House of 9 (2005) Horror / Mystery / Thriller

Starring Dennis Hopper, Kelly Brook, Hippolyte Girardot and Peter Capaldi.Directed by Steven R. Monroe.

Nine strangers wake up in a house with no recollection how they got there and no way out. The voice on the PA introduces them to a grisly game they must play. The prize is $5 million and their life.

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Video-On-Demand 4

Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) Comedy / Drama

Starring Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Will Young and Christopher Guest. Directed by Stephen Frears.

Recently widowed well-to-do Laura Henderson is at a bit of a loose end in inter-war London. On a whim she buys the derelict Windmill theatre in the West End and persuades impresario Vivian Van Damm to run it, despite the fact the two don't seem to get on at all. Although their idea of a non-stop revue is at first a success, other theatres copy it and disaster looms. Laura suggests they put nudes in the show, but Van Damm points out that the Lord Chamberlain, who licenses live shows in Britain, is likely to have something to say about this. Luckily Mrs Henderson is friends with him.

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Colour Me Kubrick: A True... ish Story (2005) Comedy / Drama

Starring John Malkovich, Tom Allen, Scott Baker and Shaun Dingwall. Directed by Brian W. Cook.

The true story of a man who posed as director Stanley Kubrick during the production of Kubrick's last film, Eyes Wide Shut, despite knowing very little about his work and looking nothing like him.

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